McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 15

Vocabulary

挿絵

さしえ (sashie) — Illustration or picture inserted within a text.

年上

としうえ (toshiue) — Older in age; senior in years.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle connecting nouns.

女の子

おんなのこ (onnanoko) — Girl; young female child.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people.

が

ga — Subject-marking particle indicating the doer.

年下

としした (toshishita) — Younger in age; junior in years.

と

to — Particle meaning 'with' or 'and' connecting nouns.

遊ん

あそん (ason) — Stem form of 'to play'; engage in play.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location, or connection.

いる

iru — To exist; indicates ongoing action or state.

背景

はいけい (haikei) — Background; setting or backdrop of a scene.

に

ni — Particle indicating location, direction, or time.

三人

さんにん (sannin) — Three people; a group of three persons.

子供

こども (kodomo) — Child; young person of small age.

立っ

たっ (tat-) — Standing; stem form of 'to stand up'.

て

te — Te-form conjunction connecting sequential actions.

祖父

そふ (sofu) — Grandfather; paternal or maternal grandfather.

最初

さいしょ (saisho) — First; the very beginning of something.

この

kono — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby noun.

名前

なまえ (namae) — Name; a person's given or full name.

を

wo — Object-marking particle indicating direct object.

つけ

tsuke — To attach or give; stem of 'to name'.

くれ

kure — Gave (to me/us); past stem of くれる.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.

です

desu — Polite copula meaning 'is', 'am', or 'are'.

その

sono — That; demonstrative adjective for nearby noun.

小さな

ちいさな (chiisana) — Small; little; tiny in size or degree.

とても

totemo — Very; extremely; highly intensifying an adjective.

よく

yoku — Well; often; adverb modifying verbs positively.

似合っ

にあっ (niatt-) — Suits well; stem of 'to suit or fit'.

ので

node — Because; since; causal conjunction in sentences.

やがて

yagate — Before long; soon; eventually in due time.

それ

sore — That; pronoun referring to previously mentioned thing.

本当

ほんとう (hontou) — True; real; genuine; actually the case.

代わり

かわり (kawari) — Substitute; replacement; something used in place.

なり

nari — Became; connective form of なる (to become).

まし

mashi — Polite past auxiliary stem used with た.

赤ちゃん

あかちゃん (akachan) — Baby; infant; very young child.

ころ

koro — Around; about; approximate time or period.

から

kara — From; since; starting point in time or place.

は

wa — Topic-marking particle indicating the sentence topic.

朝

あさ (asa) — Morning; the early part of the day.

晩

ばん (ban) — Evening; nighttime; the end of the day.

まで

made — Until; up to; indicating a limit or extent.

笑っ

わらっ (waratt-) — Laughed; stem form of 'to laugh or smile'.

たり

tari — Listing particle indicating representative actions among others.

喜び

よろこび (yorokobi) — Joy; delight; happiness; a feeling of pleasure.

声

こえ (koe) — Voice; sound produced by a person speaking.

上げ

あげ (age) — Raised; lifted; stem of 上げる (to raise).

し

shi — Conjunction listing reasons or actions in sequence.

い

i — Existential verb stem; abbreviated form of いる.

病気

びょうき (byouki) — Illness; sickness; a medical condition affecting health.

や

ya — Listing particle meaning 'and' among other items.

けが

kega — Injury; wound; physical harm to the body.

ない

nai — Not; negative form indicating absence or negation.

限り

かぎり (kagiri) — As long as; unless; limit or restriction.

彼女

かのじょ (kanojo) — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.

泣く

なく (naku) — To cry; to weep; shed tears from emotion.

聞い

きい (kii-) — Heard; stem form of 聞く (to hear/listen).

人

ひと (hito) — Person; human being; individual person.

誰

だれ (dare) — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.

も

mo — Also; even; particle indicating inclusion or emphasis.

ませ

mase — Polite negative auxiliary stem used in ません.

ん

n — Negative ending forming polite negation ません.

でし

deshi — Polite past copula stem used in でした.

歩ける

あるける (arukeru) — Can walk; potential form of 歩く (to walk).

よう

you — Like; as if; indicates likeness or ability.

なる

naru — To become; to turn into something different.

家

いえ (ie) — House; home; one's place of residence.

中

なか (naka) — Inside; within; the interior of a space.

歩き回っ

あるきまわっ (arukimawatt-) — Walked around; wandered about inside a place.

お母さん

おかあさん (okaasan) — Mother; polite term for one's own mother.

ため

tame — For; for the sake of; benefiting someone.

物

もの (mono) — Thing; object; item; a physical or abstract thing.

取っ

とっ (tott-) — Took; fetched; stem form of 取る (to take).

き

ki — Came; connective stem of くる (to come).

できる

dekiru — Can do; to be able; to be possible.

だけ

dake — Only; just; as much as; limiting particle.

手間

てま (tema) — Time and effort; trouble taken for a task.

省い

はぶい (habui-) — Saved; omitted effort; stem of 省く (to save).

あげる

ageru — To give (to someone); to do for another.

こと

koto — Thing; fact; abstract nominalizing noun particle.

大好き

だいすき (daisuki) — Love very much; to really like something.

一度

いちど (ichido) — Once; one time; a single occasion.

一

いち (ichi) — One; the number one in Japanese counting.

時間

じかん (jikan) — Time; hour; duration of a time period.

そば

soba — Beside; near; close proximity to something.

座っ

すわっ (suwatt-) — Sat down; stem form of 座る (to sit).

たくさん

takusan — Many; a lot; a large quantity of something.

質問

しつもん (shitsumon) — Question; inquiry; asking for information.

新しい

あたらしい (atarashii) — New; fresh; recently made or acquired.

本

ほん (hon) — Book; printed publication for reading.

手

て (te) — Hand; the human hand used to hold things.

読ん

よん (yon-) — Read; stem form of 読む (to read).

だり

dari — Listing actions; variant listing auxiliary particle.

ほか

hoka — Other; else; another person or thing besides.

遊ぶ

あそぶ (asobu) — To play; to have fun or leisure time.

とき

toki — Time; moment; occasion when something occurs.

いつ

itsu — When; at what time; interrogative time word.

愛想

あいそ (aiso) — Friendliness; affability; pleasant social manner.

意地悪

いじわる (ijiwaru) — Mean; spiteful; unkind behavior toward others.

な

na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.

言葉

ことば (kotoba) — Word; language; expression used in speech.

使う

つかう (tsukau) — To use; to make use of something or words.

決して

けっして (kesshite) — Never; by no means; absolutely not ever.

なく

naku — Without; negative te-form of ない (not).

遊び

あそび (asobi) — Play; game; leisure activity for enjoyment.

仲間

なかま (nakama) — Companion; fellow; member of a group or circle.

一番

いちばん (ichiban) — Most; number one; the best or most of all.

喜ぶ

よろこぶ (yorokobu) — To be glad; to rejoice; to feel happiness.

何

なに (nani) — What; interrogative pronoun asking about a thing.

でも

demo — Even; anything; no matter what; inclusive particle.

しよう

shiyou — Let's do; volitional form of する (to do).

心がけ

こころがけ (kokorogake) — Mindfulness; attitude; keeping something in mind.

ある

aru — There is; to exist; used for inanimate things.

日

ひ (hi) — Day; a particular day or the sun.

みすぼらしい

misuborashii — Shabby; ragged; poor and miserable in appearance.

服

ふく (fuku) — Clothing; garment; clothes worn on the body.

着た

きた (kita) — Wore; put on; past form of 着る (to wear).

貧しい

まずしい (mazushii) — Poor; impoverished; lacking material wealth.

通りかかり

とおりかかり (toorikakari) — Happened to pass by; passing by chance.

何人

なんにん (nannin) — How many people; several people; some people.

か

ka — Question particle; or; some; uncertainty marker.

子

こ (ko) — Child; kid; young person; offspring.

からかっ

karakatt- — Teased; mocked; stem of からかう (to tease).

笑いもの

わらいもの (waraimono) — Laughingstock; object of ridicule or mockery.

聞き

きき (kiki) — Heard; listened; stem form of 聞く (to hear).

すぐ

sugu — Immediately; right away; without delay.

門

もん (mon) — Gate; entrance gate to a property or building.

ところ

tokoro — Place; spot; location; just about to do.

へ

he — Direction particle indicating movement toward a place.

走り出

はしりだ (hashirida-) — Ran out; started running; stem of 走り出す.

入る

はいる (hairu) — To enter; to go inside a place.

誘い

さそい (sasoi) — Invitation; inviting someone to join an activity.

どう

dou — How; in what way; what is the matter.

泣い

ない (nai-) — Cried; stem form of 泣く (to cry).

みんな

minna — Everyone; all; everybody in a group.

私

わたし (watashi) — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

笑う

わらう (warau) — To laugh; to smile; to mock or ridicule.

言い

いい (ii-) — Said; spoke; stem form of 言う (to say).

そこで

sokode — So; therefore; thereupon; as a result of that.

連れ

つれ (tsure) — Brought along; led; stem of 連れる (to bring).

行き

いき (iki) — Went; going; stem form of 行く (to go).

優しい

やさしい (yasashii) — Kind; gentle; tender; caring toward others.

元気づけ

げんきづけ (genkizuke) — Encouragement; cheering someone up; boosting morale.

きれい

kirei — Beautiful; pretty; clean; attractive in appearance.

一足

いっそく (issoku) — One pair (of shoes or footwear).

靴

くつ (kutsu) — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet.

あげ

age — Gave; offered; stem of あげる (to give).